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xiè
  1. 1.old variant of 燮[xiè]
xiè
  1. 1.to blend
  2. 2.to adjust
  3. 3.to harmonize
  4. 4.harmony
Xiè
  1. 1.surname Xie

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to harmonize; to mediate; to bring together
  2. 2.harmonious; amiable
  3. 3.a surname

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Etymology

In the oracle bone script, an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): a hand (又) holding an object (?) among three or more fires (火). Meaning and significance uncertain. Various hypotheses exist: possibly poking at firewood, holding a tool inside flames, lighting fires with a torch, etc. Later, an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 又 (“hand”) + 辛 (“tool”) + 炏 (“fire”). In the small seal script, the 辛 component came to be written 言, giving rise to the modern form.

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